Gore, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,217. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.154°N, 63.772°W.
Population
In 1891, Gore had a population of 1,217: 627 male and 590 female residents. Population density was 11.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,448 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 983 |
| 1911 | 1,161 |
| 1921 | 1,241 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 590 |
| Number of males | 627 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 590 |
| POP M | 627 |
| POP TOT | 1,217 |
| Total population | 1,217 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 369 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 797 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,217 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 200 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 199 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,533 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 48,318 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,838 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,893 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,529 |
| Acres of land in farms | 60,847 |
| Acres of oats | 381 |
| Acres of potatoes | 166 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR AC | 75 |
| BAR BU | 1,328 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,328 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,330 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,738 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,096 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 777 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,438 |
| BWT BU | 1,330 |
| HAY AC | 3,893 |
| HAY TONS | 3,750 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 254 |
| Number of chickens | 2,272 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 205 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 253 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 226 |
| Number of milk cows | 789 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 216 |
| Number of other cattle | 826 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 1,446 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,196 |
| Number of swine | 156 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 406 |
| Number of turkeys | 160 |
| OAT AC | 381 |
| OAT BU | 6,738 |
| PEA BU | 71 |
| POT AC | 166 |
| POT BU | 21,096 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 535 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 268 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,279 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 57,085 |
| RYE BU | 206 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,750 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT SP BU | 777 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 91 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 156 |
| BUTTER LB | 57,085 |
| CATTLE KS | 254 |
| CHEESE LB | 535 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 369 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 428 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 797 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 268 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 211 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,279 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 253 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,272 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 226 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 199 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 200 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 186 |
| MD MALE | 186 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| MILK COWS | 789 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 205 |
| OC TOT | 216 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 826 |
| OTHERS | 1,217 |
| SHEEP | 1,446 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,196 |
| SUP AM | 12,529 |
| SUP FOR | 48,318 |
| SUP JV | 158 |
| SUP PAT | 7,533 |
| SUP SC | 4,838 |
| SUP TOT | 60,847 |
| SWINE | 156 |
| SWINE KS | 406 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 7,438 |
| TURKEY | 160 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Gore, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gore-ns035008-1891/.